Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia

Earthquake with magnitude of Mwp 6.6 on date 21-04-2022 and time 07:42:50 (UTC) in region Near coast of Nicaragua [Sea: Nicaragua]

A magnitude Mwp 6.6 earthquake occured in region: Near coast of Nicaragua [Sea: Nicaragua], on

  • 21-04-2022 07:42:50 (UTC)
  • 21-04-2022 09:42:50 (UTC +02:00) Italian time
  • 21-04-2022 01:42:50 (UTC -06:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (America/Managua)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 11.6470, -86.9130 at 66 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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The values of hypocentral coordinates and magnitude may be revised at a later time as more information becomes available.

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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100 		mb 5.7
Mwp 6.6
Mwpd 6.7 		2022-04-21
07:42:50		 11.6473 -86.9128 66 2022-04-21
07:59:20		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 103554771
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-04-21 07:42:50
Latitude 11.6473
Longitude -86.9128
Depth (km) 66 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin automatic
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV-A
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 103554771

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 6156
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3977
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 235
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 5917.6
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 91.1949
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 126
Number of defining phases 126
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 1.38601
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 1.45951
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 67.37023
Number of stations at which the event was observed 114
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 114
Magnitudes information

Mwpd:6.7

Field Value
Value 6.7
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 80
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 103554771
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-04-21 07:59:20

Mwp:6.6

Field Value
Value 6.6
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 95
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 103554771
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-04-21 07:59:20

mb:5.7

Field Value
Value 5.7
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 96
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 103554771
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-04-21 07:59:20
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IU.COLA.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:53:37.05 10.0 positive automatic P 336 67.3702 -0.712435 0.308946
IU.POHA.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:53:33.27 10.0 positive automatic P 287 66.1514 2.96089 0.296269
CN.RES.BHZ. 2022-04-21T07:53:08.98 10.0 positive automatic P 358 63.2001 -1.78207 0
DK.ILULI.BHZ. 2022-04-21T07:53:00.50 10.0 positive automatic P 14 61.9214 -1.75 0.357074
II.CMLA.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:52:52.70 10.0 positive automatic P 53 60.3667 0.89823 0
AT.SKAG.BHZ. 2022-04-21T07:52:47.52 10.0 positive automatic P 334 59.7195 0.204512 0.400089
IU.COR.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:51:01.55 10.0 positive automatic P 324 45.3119 0.728486 0.528695
CN.ATLI.BHZ. 2022-04-21T07:52:43.00 10.0 negative automatic P 335 59.1019 -0.174542 0.41439
G.COYC.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:52:40.70 10.0 positive automatic P 168 58.7611 -0.0164584 0.409713
DK.NUUK.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:52:34.40 10.0 positive automatic P 17 57.9871 -0.903801 0.370111
AT.CRAG.BHZ. 2022-04-21T07:52:27.12 10.0 positive automatic P 331 56.5954 1.63207 0.452832
G.IVI.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:52:26.70 10.0 positive automatic P 21 56.9814 -1.51507 0.382727
BK.SAO.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:50:18.77 10.0 positive automatic P 315 39.8964 1.80396 0.715141
C1.LL02.BHZ. 2022-04-21T07:52:25.68 10.0 positive automatic P 167 56.5376 0.543999 0.296458
BK.CMB.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:50:17.70 10.0 positive automatic P 317 39.8359 1.16559 0.670538
US.ELK.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:50:03.98 10.0 positive automatic P 325 38.2827 0.143146 0.745192
US.HWUT.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:49:51.58 10.0 positive automatic P 329 36.9036 -0.542547 0.737827
US.TPNV.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:49:50.73 10.0 positive automatic P 319 36.5142 1.95647 0.736963
II.PFO.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:49:35.55 10.0 positive automatic P 314 34.7757 1.72311 0.785844
GT.PLCA.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:52:10.43 10.0 positive automatic P 165 54.5214 -0.361927 0.487616
US.WUAZ.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:49:16.00 10.0 positive automatic P 321 32.5493 1.46228 0.866814
IU.RCBR.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:52:03.87 10.0 positive automatic P 106 53.6610 -0.541302 0.367134
CN.FRB.BHZ. 2022-04-21T07:52:02.05 10.0 negative automatic P 10 53.6830 -2.4566 0.500685
C.GO06.BHZ. 2022-04-21T07:52:01.55 10.0 positive automatic P 165 53.2040 0.339273 0.50823
IU.TUC.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:48:54.25 10.0 positive automatic P 317 30.1318 1.08452 0.916852
C1.BO02.BHZ. 2022-04-21T07:51:29.45 10.0 positive automatic P 162 48.8921 0.623976 0.558953
C.GO05.BHZ. 2022-04-21T07:51:25.53 10.0 positive automatic P 164 48.7673 -2.19999 0.548525
G.PEL.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:51:20.85 10.0 positive automatic P 161 47.3906 3.63868 0.597262
GT.CPUP.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:51:17.35 10.0 positive automatic P 143 47.6347 -1.65482 0.586293
WA.ZON.HHZ. 2022-04-21T07:51:11.69 10.0 positive automatic P 158 46.5916 0.687208 0
C1.CO02.BHZ. 2022-04-21T07:51:03.08 10.0 negative automatic P 161 45.4887 0.675722 0.630106
CN.DRLN.BHZ. 2022-04-21T07:50:56.00 10.0 positive automatic P 27 44.7774 -0.599902 0.665842
C.GO04.BHZ. 2022-04-21T07:50:56.93 10.0 negative automatic P 160 44.6018 1.3967 0.6383
US.HAWA.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:50:53.03 10.0 positive automatic P 328 44.3431 -0.137447 0.682036
US.NEW.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:50:52.90 10.0 negative automatic P 331 44.4291 -1.013 0.606474
IU.LCO.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:50:47.02 10.0 positive automatic P 159 43.5668 -0.254528 0.501055
US.BMO.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:50:34.40 10.0 negative automatic P 328 42.1562 -1.27505 0.674098
BK.MCCM.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:50:33.05 10.0 positive automatic P 316 41.5717 2.34214 0.331015
US.MSO.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:50:32.90 10.0 positive automatic P 332 41.9126 -0.805532 0.72811
US.EGMT.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:50:26.28 10.0 negative automatic P 337 41.0806 -0.587904 0.649219
US.BOZ.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:50:17.08 10.0 positive automatic P 333 39.9357 -0.435932 0.70639
US.HLID.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:50:16.15 10.0 negative automatic P 328 39.7666 0.0113999 0.760761
US.LAO.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:50:05.85 10.0 negative automatic P 339 38.6513 -0.842927 0.746759
US.RLMT.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:50:05.15 10.0 negative automatic P 334 38.5365 -0.784481 0.775684
US.AGMN.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:49:53.80 10.0 positive automatic P 350 37.4035 -2.29552 0.798104
US.PKME.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:49:51.45 10.0 positive automatic P 21 36.8290 0.263096 0.772793
US.BW06.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:49:50.23 10.0 positive automatic P 332 36.8052 -1.12441 0.739629
US.DUG.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:49:50.23 10.0 positive automatic P 326 36.5546 1.13512 0.815111
IU.RSSD.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:49:41.50 10.0 positive automatic P 339 35.6603 -0.0663089 0.833219
CN.GAC.BHZ. 2022-04-21T07:49:38.58 10.0 positive automatic P 14 35.4195 -0.574324 0.741083
CX.MNMCX.BHZ. 2022-04-21T07:49:38.45 10.0 positive automatic P 151 35.1920 0.870042 0.823183
US.LBNH.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:49:36.58 10.0 positive automatic P 19 35.0484 0.564681 0.835778
US.LONY.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:49:31.43 10.0 positive automatic P 16 34.6271 -0.970896 0.84434
G.MPG.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:49:31.20 10.0 positive automatic P 98 34.4953 -0.00582942 0.642834
IU.HRV.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:49:24.27 10.0 positive automatic P 21 33.6256 0.584853 0.835385
GT.LPAZ.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:49:23.50 10.0 negative automatic P 146 33.5471 -0.296895 0.86649
US.GLMI.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:49:19.20 10.0 positive automatic P 3 33.2340 -1.11 0.852895
US.ECSD.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:49:17.25 10.0 positive automatic P 347 33.1605 -2.43548 0.906482
US.ISCO.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:49:14.90 10.0 positive automatic P 333 32.6498 -0.715528 0.800367
US.MVCO.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:49:10.75 10.0 negative automatic P 326 32.0567 0.424376 0.897528
US.OGNE.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:49:10.63 10.0 positive automatic P 338 32.1681 -0.483862 0.927942
US.BINY.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:49:09.63 10.0 negative automatic P 15 32.0023 0.0663604 0.920326
US.JFWS.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:49:02.13 10.0 positive automatic P 355 31.3994 -2.10984 0.842045
US.ERPA.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:49:01.25 10.0 positive automatic P 10 31.0622 -0.0129086 0.929477
US.SDCO.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:49:00.50 10.0 positive automatic P 331 30.9460 -0.130342 0.869846
US.AAM.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:48:57.85 10.0 positive automatic P 5 30.7837 -0.93863 0.695398
US.SCIA.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:48:56.70 10.0 positive automatic P 351 30.7554 -1.86389 0.810632
IU.SSPA.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:48:52.42 10.0 negative automatic P 14 30.0571 0.0285796 0.96268
IU.ANMO.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:48:46.62 10.0 positive automatic P 326 29.2834 0.810155 0.952381
US.CBKS.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:48:46.53 10.0 negative automatic P 339 29.4651 -0.699881 0.941176
IU.BBSR.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:48:46.42 10.0 positive automatic P 41 29.0854 2.67188 0.91954
US.ACSO.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:48:41.18 10.0 negative automatic P 6 28.7933 -0.0265326 0.930233
US.MCWV.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:48:40.93 10.0 positive automatic P 11 28.7006 0.549427 0.930233
MX.SRIG.BHZ. 2022-04-21T07:48:40.13 10.0 positive automatic P 307 28.4558 1.96889 0.869565
US.KSU1.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:48:39.35 10.0 positive automatic P 344 28.7726 -1.67292 0.952381
MX.HSIG.BHZ. 2022-04-21T07:48:38.13 10.0 positive automatic P 311 28.3422 0.948209 0
US.CBN.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:48:32.53 10.0 positive automatic P 16 27.8892 -0.597357 0.43956
US.AMTX.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:48:23.63 10.0 positive automatic P 332 26.8295 -0.181317 0.952381
IU.CCM.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:48:20.55 10.0 positive automatic P 352 26.6896 -1.86743 0.941176
US.MNTX.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:48:18.33 10.0 negative automatic P 323 26.3014 -0.620762 0.898876
US.BLA.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:48:18.20 10.0 positive automatic P 12 26.2192 -0.0448279 0.963855
II.NNA.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:48:14.87 10.0 positive automatic P 157 25.6616 1.67719 0.869565
US.WMOK.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:48:09.78 10.0 positive automatic P 337 25.4861 -1.81437 0.769231
US.TZTN.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:48:07.85 10.0 positive automatic P 6 25.0794 -0.032879 0.963855
CU.GRGR.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:48:04.80 10.0 positive automatic P 86 24.7118 0.280787 0.43956
IU.WVT.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:48:00.75 10.0 positive automatic P 358 24.4953 -1.79469 0.952381
IM.TKL.BHZ. 2022-04-21T07:47:59.62 10.0 positive automatic P 6 24.1772 -0.0509151 0.963855
US.MIAR.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:47:53.88 10.0 positive automatic P 346 23.6868 -1.29183 0.91954
MX.HPIG.BHZ. 2022-04-21T07:47:52.68 10.0 positive automatic P 314 23.3257 0.543079 0.952381
US.NHSC.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:47:43.18 10.0 positive automatic P 15 22.3283 1.53092 0.91954
US.JCT.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:47:39.78 10.0 positive automatic P 330 22.3004 -1.67497 0.963855
US.GOGA.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:47:38.38 10.0 positive automatic P 8 21.9903 0.30078 0.91954
US.LRAL.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:47:32.25 10.0 positive automatic P 360 21.3919 0.555872 0.91954
US.NATX.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:47:30.93 10.0 positive automatic P 342 21.3424 -0.246705 0.987654
US.VBMS.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:47:26.23 10.0 positive automatic P 351 20.8360 0.514192 0.733945
IU.HKT.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:47:17.95 10.0 positive automatic P 337 20.1030 0.228026 0.842105
US.KVTX.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:47:06.45 10.0 positive automatic P 329 18.9406 1.31462 0.869565
MX.ZAIG.BHZ. 2022-04-21T07:47:03.88 10.0 positive automatic P 309 18.6077 1.9699 0.909091
CU.GRTK.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:46:58.75 10.0 positive automatic P 55 18.0327 3.56735 0.43956
IU.DWPF.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:46:48.60 10.0 positive automatic P 17 17.2426 2.73476 0.97561
CU.SDDR.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:46:42.50 10.0 positive automatic P 62 16.7454 2.68808 0.808081
IU.SDV.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:46:32.80 10.0 positive automatic P 98 16.2508 -1.02939 0.952381
MX.MOIG.BHZ. 2022-04-21T07:46:31.04 10.0 positive automatic P 302 15.9221 1.28002 0.909091
IU.OTAV.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:46:07.22 10.0 negative automatic P 143 14.1689 -0.215999 0.833333
CU.GTBY.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:46:07.77 10.0 positive automatic P 52 14.0428 2.58113 0.43956
G.UNM.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:46:05.75 10.0 positive automatic P 305 14.0859 -0.383371 0.615385
IU.PAYG.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:45:46.80 10.0 negative automatic P 195 12.7685 -1.35845 0.898876
CU.MTDJ.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:45:29.88 10.0 positive automatic P 53 11.1918 3.09528 0.952381
IU.TEIG.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:44:53.77 10.0 positive automatic P 351 8.6780 1.46554 0.941176
MX.CCIG.BHZ. 2022-04-21T07:44:28.11 10.0 negative automatic P 313 6.8671 0.29012 0.930233
G.HDC.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:43:36.10 10.0 positive automatic P 121 3.2057 -1.57187 0.714286
CU.TGUH.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:43:25.33 10.0 positive automatic P 352 2.4351 -1.84583 0.97561
II.JTS.BHZ.00 2022-04-21T07:43:23.60 10.0 positive automatic P 125 2.3544 -2.34171 0.97561
GE.BOAB.BHZ. 2022-04-21T07:43:12.65 10.0 positive automatic P 57 1.4595 -1.23923 0.97561
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